Thursday, May 10, 2012

Mitt Romney's new normal for job creation

Mitt Romney's new normal for job creationWashington Post (blog)We're not willing to accept high unemployment and weak monthly jobs numbers as the new normal.” Hmmm. We went to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Web site to see how common a 500000 increase would be. We went back 65 years — Mitt Romney's age — which ...

NBC Announces New Series From JJ Abrams & Ryan MurphyThe Gossip GirlsMurphy, who is the creator of "Glee", is bringing a new comedy to the network named "The New Normal" - which is a single-camera set that follows a blended family made up by a gay couple and a surrogate mother. The show is set to star Andrew Rannells, ...

NeNe Leakes Confirms New Role As NBC Picks Up 'The New Normal'Popular CriticThe Real Housewives of Atlanta star and Glee actress will showcase her acting chops again on 'The New Normal.' The show is produced by Glee's creator Ryan Murphy, who clearly loves NeNe because she's already confirmed for a recurring role on the sitcom ...

The New Normal (a gay comedy series) Picked by NBCLez Get RealThe New Normal, a comedy from Glee's Ryan Murphy and Allison Adler about a gay couple and a woman who becomes a surrogate to help them have children, has been given a series order by NBC, reports Entertainment Weekly. The series is described as a ...

Richard Mourdock and the GOP's idea of bipartisanshipWashington Post (blog)That is, Mourdock is part of the new normal in Republican politics, and that's a “normal” that utterly rejects the notion that any cooperation between the parties is possible — that is, without the other party's abject capitulation. As I've argued, ...

Inoffensive Gay People on TV Continue to Not OffendThe Atlantic WireIn his much-noted Meet the Press appearance Joe Biden praised Will & Grace for furthering the gay rights cause and NBC has picked up a show about gay men having a baby called The New Normal, so that means it's time for some sort of glancing trend piece ...The Atlantic Wire

Gay on TV: It's All in the FamilyNew York TimesThe title: “The New Normal.” At a time when gay rights are re-emerging as an election year issue — in part because of Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s stated support for gay marriage on Sunday — activists and academics say that depictions of gay ...New York Times

Groups hone strategies for attracting business to regionTimes Herald-RecordBy Jessica Dinapoli TOWN OF NEWBURGH — The current economy — which has shown marginal improvement over last year — is the "new normal," according to Orange County Partnership President Maureen Halahan. The telephone hardly rang at the Partnership ...

Military families sound off on their major concernsCNN (blog)There is a new generation of military children who have grown up in this “new normal,” while service members and their families have adapted new communication technologies like Skype and Facebook to adjust to the increased time spent apart.

Lake McConaughy below capacity and fallingGrand Island IndependentLower water levels at Lake McConaughy (muh-KAHN'-uh-hay) in western Nebraska could be thenew normal. The lake is Nebraska's biggest, supplying water for a variety of uses, including recreation, irrigation and power generation.

NBC Picks Up 1600 Penn and Animal Practice to SeriesTV.comLate yesterday, the network continued announcing early series orders with a pair of comedies that will join previously picked-up shows Save Me, The New Normal, Revolution. However, we're just a tad more excited about these two eccentric sitcoms than ...

Show & Tell: Entertainment newsColumbus DispatchNBC has ordered six new series for next season: the comedies Animal Practice, Go On, The New Normal, Save Me and 1600 Penn; and the drama Revolution. Animal Practice stars Justin Kirk as a veterinarian who loves pets but hates pet owners.Columbus Dispatch

Ryan Murphy's Gay Family Sitcom Picked Up by NBCAdvocate.comBY Jeremy Kinser The New Normal, a comedy from Glee's Ryan Murphy and Allison Adler about a gay couple and a woman who becomes a surrogate to help them have children, has been given a series order by NBC, reports Entertainment Weekly.Advocate.com

NeNe Leakes's New Sitcom, The New Normal, Gets a Series Order!WetpaintNeNe posed with Ryan Murphy in character as Rocky from her new show, The New Normal. Could NeNe Leakes be Ryan Murphy's new lucky charm? It sure looks that way. Not only has NeNe brought some fresh blood to Glee, but now The Hollywood Reporter is ...

NBC orders 'Save Me' to series: Sony comedy stars Anne HecheChicago Tribune"The New Normal," "1600 Penn" and "Friday Night Dinner" are expected to join "Save" and a series that has already been ordered, "Go On." "Save" could also end up among several series the Peacock is eyeing to bow before September immediately after the ...

Singapore's next frontierWashington PostBut the “new normal” ushered in by that vote (as well as a later vote for the more symbolic presidency, in which the PAP's choice won by just a few thousand votes) has upended politics in Singapore. While the PAP lost just six of 87 seats in its ...

The Hackett Group Announces Q1 ResultsMarketWatch (press release)Key Issues Study Results - 2012 Key Issues Study results from The Hackett Group charted the impact of increased volatility, globalization, and other elements of the "New Normal," for finance, IT, and other business services functions.

Dodging Verizon's New $30 Upgrade FeeSmartmoney.comIn the end, Verizon's new $30 upgrade fee is bound to become the new normal. I took an informal poll of a few friends who were on Verizon. At first they were shocked, because they hadn't heard of it, then incredulous, because the explanation was so ...

NeNe Leakes Lands Role In NBC SitcomThe Urban DailyThe most popular housewife from Atlanta NeNe Leakes recently snagged a role in the NBC sitcom The New Normal. Like TheUrbanDaily.com on Facebook to stay updated with the latest entertainment news and original interviews! The New Normal is centered ...The Urban Daily

Legal Skills Prof Blog: The “New Normal” for Lawyers – “Be Like a ...By LegalskillsblogThis post by Patrick J. Lamb with the ABA Journal gives some great advice for what business skills and client service is the “new normal” for lawyers, and thus skills that law students should develop. “The profession has never grappled with the ...Legal Skills Prof Blog

The .Plan: A Quasi-Blog: Myopia is the new normal in AsiaBy James ChoiReporting in the journal Lancet, the authors note that up to 90% of young adults in major East Asian countries, including China, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore and South Korea, are nearsighted. The overall rate of myopia in the U.K., by contrast, ...The .Plan: A Quasi-Blog

NBC picks up Ryan Murphy's Surrogacy Comedy: 'New Normal'By Leigh Ann WoodruffNBC has ordered the Ryan Murphy comedy "The New Normal" for its fall lineup, the network confirmed. Murphy's comedy "The New Normal" involves a gay couple, played by Andrew Rannells and Justin Bartha, and the woman who will serve ...Fertility Authority

Hello Sunday Morning | Blog | Head soreBy amumMini strokes are apart of our life, and before anyway writes 'poor you' its all good its just our new normal. Some children are allergic to penuts and others have Asthma, our little one has an ABI (aquired brain injury) from vasculitis. Trust me if ...Hello Sunday Morning

Villainous Company: Obama Still Doesn't Get the Military He ...By CassandraBut when it comes to this President and his performance as Commander in Chief, grading on a steep curve seems to be the new normal. In a stunning display of post hoc apologetics, David Ignatious inadvertently highlights Obama's ...Villainous Company